Bill Self addressed the grueling grind of the Big 12 race with his 2017-18 Kansas Jayhawks after they gathered for practice following a four-day holiday break on Dec. 26.
“Coach (Self) emphasized a lot when we got back (that) it’s basically like a war. We’ve got six teams that are in the top 12 I think is what he said, or something like that,” KU senior guard Devonté Graham said of a 10-team league crowded with ranked teams KU (No. 10 this week), West Virginia (No. 6), Oklahoma (7), TCU (16), Texas Tech (18) and Baylor (No. 18 last week, receiving votes this week).